Just like everyone else in the world, we mess up. We make mistakes and we get lost sometimes. We are nowhere near perfect. But the thing is.. God doesn’t expect us to be. In fact, He doesn’t expect anyone to be.

God takes our best effort, not perfection.

Here’s the thing; I have made so many mistakes. For a while I decided to not make God my top priority anymore. I felt as though there were better things to do with my time. I went through a break up, and for me, that was enough to even push Him away. I kept telling myself things like, “Why would God do that to me?” or “God took the best thing that had ever happened to me away.” But it took going through the lowest of lows in my life to realize how much I actually needed Him.

I came to the realization that God didn’t bring me that far just to abandon me; because he didn’t.

Yes He took my boyfriend out of my life. Yes He took other friendships out of my life. Yes He had me go through so much pain, but let me tell you.. He knew what He was doing. Those relationships were holding me back from so much potential. It took me awhile to see that, but to know where I was in my life with those people, to see where I’m at now, I’m so grateful.

I am a Christian; and I am not ashamed of that.

No I didn’t write this to start a debate, but simply to share that I am human. I feel as though many people are under the impression that Christians have to be these perfect saints, when in all reality we don’t have to be. Our purpose is to spread God’s love to others and to live our lives for Him. We don’t believe we are better than you, and we don’t judge you. When we talk about our faith openly, it is not that we are “shoving it down your throat” (as I have been told before). When we share our beliefs around you, it is because we are proud of it. We respect your beliefs, so all that we ask, is if you can respect ours.

No matter how lost I get at times, I have full faith that God will find me again.

I am a Christian, I am human, and I am blessed.